Sharp Drop in Popularity for Macron and Philippe

SURVEY: The President loses ten points in a month, and his Prime minister, eight points …

The popularity rating of Emmanuel Macron has fallen sharply in July, with 54% satisfied, ten points less than in June, according to an Ifop poll for the Journal du Dimanche . Prime Minister Edouard Philippe also records a drop of eight points over the same period from 64% to 56% satisfied.

For President Macron, 47% of respondents say they are “somewhat satisfied (54% in June) and 7% are” very satisfied “(10% in June). Simultaneously, total disaffected from 35% to 43% from June to July, divided between “very dissatisfied” (15% in July, against 12% in June) and “somewhat dissatisfied” (23% to 28%) . 3% of respondents do not speak out against 1% last month.

4% of respondents are “very satisfied” Edouard Philippe

For the prime minister Edouard Philippe, 52% of respondents to show “somewhat satisfied” (59% a month earlier) and 4% are “very satisfied” (-1%). Among dissatisfied, 27% say they are “somewhat dissatisfied (3%) and 10%” very dissatisfied “(2%). The rate of respondents not ruling from 4% to 7%.

The survey was conducted by Ifop on a sample of 1,947 people representative of the French population aged 18 and older, according to the quota method 17 to July 22 by self-administered online questionnaire and by phone